North America’s forest product industry faces numerous challenges Read More »

The bridges of North America have long been neglected at painful cost. But fixing and replacing existing bridges or building new ones is a costly – estimated at $123 billion - undertaking. Read More »

It has been two decades since the handover and a great deal has changed in Hong Kong and China. Read More »

There is an unfathomable optimism in the dry bulk sector. Maybe the unexplained buoyancy is because of remarkably low orderbook or China’s unexpected economic performance through the first half – whatever the reason 2017 is looking better than expected. Read More »

The aluminum industry in the United States was pleased with the Administration’s decision to pursue a Section 232 Investigation on the Effects of Imports of Aluminum on U.S. National Security. Read More »

The A-Team: Alibaba and Amazon force a rethink of distribution Read More »

The ro/ro sector has been flat reflecting a listless global auto market. But there are signs that business could be improving very soon and the ro/ro ports are trying to get in front of the market. Read More »

It may be too early to call it a trend, but trade in Latin America and the Caribbean is rallying. According to the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) 2017 first quarter “Trade Trend Estimates,” there are reasons for economic, albeit cautious, optimism. Read More »

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) has been both up and down in a seemingly endless series of economic rollers. Read More »

There is no doubt China is key to the dry bulk sector. Reforms in steel making that began several years ago in China are now taking hold. But questions abound as to how the country’s steel industry restructuring will impact global dry bulk shipments. Read More »